Look back over time, Grímsson’s popularity has not been higher since early 2013 when a court ruled in Iceland’s favour over the Icesave case. Grímsson twice vetoed government plans to use public money to repay British and Dutch savers who had lost money in Icesave. On both occasions, his veto was ratified by the Icelandic people in a referendum.

Grímsson’s popularity ratings among respondents revealing their preferred political party ranged from 87.9% to 38.4%, with right-leaning voters considerably more likely to be happy with the job done than left-leaning voters.